Sack-holder.



J. W. VANCE;

SACK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 33.25, 1910.

Patented Jan. 31, 1911.

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SACK HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED PEB.25, 1910.

983,185. Patented Jan.31, 1911.

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SACK-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES WV. VANCE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ligonier, in the county of Noble and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sack-Holders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bag holders or clamps.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel construction of bagholder which will securely hold the bag or sack until it is desired torelease the same, the mouth of the sack being held in such manner thataccess may be had to the interior.

A second object of the invention is the provision of means whereby thedevice may be adjusted so that various thicknesses of bags may besecurely held therein.

'VVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ingeneral of a base portion whereon is located a clamp of novelconstruction.

The invention further consists in certain novel details of constructionand co1nbinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated inthe acompanying drawings, and specifically set forth in the claims.

In the acompanying drawings, like charactors of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and :Figure 1 is a front elevation of theinvention as applied to a post. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 isa detail perspective of the moving clamp used with this invention. Fig.4: is a section on the line Lt of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on theline 5 5 of Fig. 1.

The numeral 10 indicates the back or base of the invention adapted to besecured in any suitable manner to a delivery spout and on this base atthe upper end thereof are mounted spaced bearing blocks 11. Each ofthese bearing blocks is provided with a suitable perforation 12 toreceive the pivot ournals 13 of a lever 14. This lever is furthermoreprovided with spaced cars 15 having suitable perforations therein toreceive a pin 16.

Mounted on the base below the bearing blocks is a guide 17 the centralportion of which is spaced away from the base as indicated at 18. In theopening thus formed be- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 25, 1910.

Patented Jan. 31, 1911. Serial No. 545,922.

tween the guide and base is received a stem 19 having an elongated lowerend 20, the end face whereof is provided with serrations 21 at each end.The upper end of the stem is recessed to form spaced ears 22 which areprovided with alining perforations to re-' ceive a pin 23. At 24 isshown a link provided with enlarged heads 25 having perforations thereinaclapted to receive the pin 23 and the pin which passes through the earsof the lever. The bearing 17 is furthermore recessed as at 26 and inthis recess is held a spring member 27 having a catch 28 formed on theend thereof. This catch 28 is so arranged that when the lever, andconsequently the upper clamp, are raised the catch 28 will enter arecess 29 formed in the front face of the clamp.

The bottoniclamp is formed with a body portion 30 having slots 31 ateach end thereof and through these slots pass bolts 32 which serve notonly to hold the bottom clamp to the base 10 but also to permit thisadjustment vertically along said base. Projecting from the upper edge ofthe bottom clamp are lugs 33 having serrated upper faces 84: to coactwith the serrations on the upper clamp. These lugs furthermore haveupturned ends 35 over which the edge of the bag engages. The lugs thusform a species of hook as well as a clamp so that the empty bag may beengaged thereover by both hands if necessary and afterward clamped bydepressing the lever.

In the operation of the device the lever is first raised and the bagthen adjusted on the lugs as previously described. The lever is thendepressed and this holds the bag firmly in position during filling. Byreason of the spaced relation of the lugs the bag is held suflicientlyfar open to permit access to the interior while by reason of theadjustment provided different thicknesses of bags may be held openranging from the thin material used in salt bags to the heavy sackingused for ore, coffee and the like.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device-of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a device of the class described, a bottom clamp comprising a bodyportion provided with parallel slots each adjacent a side edge of saidbody, lugs projecting outwardly from the top edge of the body and havingserrated upper faces, and upturned extremities on said lugs whereby thelugs constitute hooks.

2. In a device of the class described, a base, a top clamp held on thebase to slide thereon, a guide for the top clamp, means attached to theclamp to move the same, a bottom clamp comprising a body portionprovided with parallel slots each adjacent a side edge of said body,lugs projecting outwardly from the top edge of the body of the bottomclamp and having serrated upper faces, and upturned extremities on saidlugs, bolts passing through said base and slots to hold said bottomclamp in adjusted relation to the top clamp.

3. In a device of the class described, a base, a guide mounted on saidbase, a top clamp having a stem slidable in said guide and provided witha notch in the outer face below said guide, an elongated head formed onthe stem and provided with serrations on its bottom face at itsextremities, a lever pivoted to the base above said top clamp, a linkconnecting the top clamp and lever whereby the clamp is raised as thelever is raised, a spring linger attached to the guide and provided withan end adapted to enter the notch in the clamp when said clamp israised, a bottom clamp comprising a body portion provided with parallelslots each adjacent a side edge of said body, lugs projecting outwardlyfrom the top edge of the body and having serrated upper faces adapted tocoact with the serrations on the top clamp and upturned extremities onsaid lugs, and bolts passing through said base and slots to hold thebottom clamp in adjusted relation to the top clamp.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES lV. VANCE.

Vitnesses WILLIAM H. NIGTON, FERN lVA'rrs.

